Oyindamola JosephUI/UX & Graphic Designer
Summary

Aspiring Business and Product Leader with a foundation in UI/UX Design and Graphic Design. Passionate about creating user-centered products that combine strong design, business strategy, and innovation to solve real-world problems. Through internships, volunteer work, startup exposure, and independent learning, I have developed skills in user research, visual communication, problem-solving, and product thinking. Driven by a commitment to continuous growth, I aim to bridge the gap between design and business leadership to build impactful products, support emerging businesses, and create opportunities for others through entrepreneurship and mentorship.

Top Skills
Product & UX — User Research | User Testing | Wireframing & Prototyping | Design Thinking | Responsive Design | Accessibility Design | Mobile App Design | Web Design | E-commerce Design
Visual & Brand Design — Graphic Design | Branding & Identity Design | Logo Design | Visual Communication | Layout Design | Presentation Design | Social Media Design | Print Design | Packaging Design
Business & Professional Skills — Product Thinking | Project Management | Problem Solving | Cross-Functional Collaboration | Strategic Thinking | Attention to Detail
Tools & Technologies — Figma | Framer | Adobe XD | Affinity | Canva | HTML & CSS
EXPERIENCE
04/2026 – PresentNigeria (Remote)

Graphic Design Intern

Lilac Africa
  • •Designed social media assets, including editorial-style carousels, utilizing sophisticated typography to enhance brand authority for a women-in-tech community.
  • •Worked closely with Product Managers and Lead Designers within a Figma-driven workflow to iterate on designs based on feedback, ensuring 100% visual consistency across social platforms.
  • •Developed reusable templates and multi-platform layouts to streamline the design-to-post pipeline, maintaining high output quality while adhering to strict project deadlines and brand guidelines.
    • 03/2026 – PresentNigeria (Hybrid )

    Volunteer Designer

    HERBODE
  • •Designed high-impact digital campaign flyers for community sensitization programs, establishing a cohesive visual hierarchy that amplified the organization's voice and visibility.
  • •Developed a scalable library of minimalist, high-contrast social media carousel templates, implementing a structured layout framework and unified illustration sets to streamline content creation for the design team.
  • •Collaborated with team leads to translate complex social advocacy issues—including period poverty, girls' education barriers, and sexual health—into clear, engaging, and scannable visual narratives for digital platforms.
    • 01/2026 – 04/2026Nigeria (Remote)

    UI UX Design Intern

    FlexiSAF Edusoft Limited
  • •Owned the research, information architecture, high-fidelity mobile design and prototyping for SAFApply, an algorithmic student-program matching application; minimized cognitive load by engineering a robust data-filtering logic system based on competitive audits and qualitative user trend analysis.
  • •Successfully translated complex Figma design systems into clean, semantic, and functional desktop web layouts using advanced HTML5 and CSS3; engineered responsive layouts, interactive data visualizations, and optimized asset loading.
  • •Spearheaded the optimization of digital onboarding and search mechanics for core platforms, introducing precise visual hierarchy, micro-interactions, and status indicators that enhanced user navigation and task clarity.
  • •Created and maintained a design system consistency (spacing, corner radii, typography) and ensuring a seamless handoff from design concept to live deployment via GitHub.
    • Projects
    03/2026 – 04/2026
  • •Spearheaded the end-to-end UX/UI design of SAFApply, a program matching tool, by synthesizing qualitative forum data into user personas and empathy maps to address navigation clarity and course discovery frictions.
  • •Architected a frictionless, 4-step onboarding flow that captures user constraints upfront to power a custom matching engine, instantly curating tailored "Top Picks" and assigning personalized value badges.
  • •Engineered a minimalist, card-based interface to combat excessive text, leveraging strong visual hierarchy, universal iconography, and negative space to make complex program data highly scannable.
  • •Developed an advanced filtering system and a side-by-side comparison dashboard, applying key usability heuristics like visibility of system status and recognition over recall to significantly reduce users' short-term memory load.
    • 05/2025 – 06/2025

    Emotical – Mental Wellness App⁠

    Full Mobile App Design / Case Study
  • •Designed an MVP for a mobile application focused on mood tracking and reflective journaling.
  • •Managed the full product flow, including onboarding, daily mood logging, and historical reflections.
  • •Applied user-centered design principles and psychology-based insights to create a supportive, empathy-driven interface.
    • 04/2025 – 05/2025

    Buyer’s Dashboard – E-Commerce Website⁠

    Full Dashboard Design / Case Study
  • •Collaborated on the design of a complex buyer's dashboard to improve data clarity for end-users.
  • •Consolidated 5 key metrics into a single dashboard view to streamline order tracking and meet business needs.
  • •Prioritized accessibility and modern layouts to ensure a seamless and efficient user experience.
    • 03/2025 – 04/2025
  • •Conducted competitor research and usability considerations to design a responsive 5-page website.
  • •Created an innovative solution for a seamless reservation flow that works effectively across mobile and desktop devices.
  • •Blended cultural aesthetics with clean, user-friendly UI components to enhance digital engagement.
    • Certificates
    Languages
    English

    Full Professional

    Yoruba

    Native or Bilingual

    Interests
    Business Administration | Product Management | Entrepreneurship | Innovation & Technology | Startup Development